Kildare v Westmeath

Kildare v Laois

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Kildare v Monaghan

Kildare v Longford

Kildare v Carlow

 

 

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Kildare v Offaly

Provincial Intermediate Championship Round Up

Clare made it three wins from three in the Connacht Championship with victory over Sligo on Friday night. Although they were the only county unbeaten in the province they can’t partake in the final.

In Leinster Kildare and Wexford will meet in the Intermediate Final. The Lilywhites got the better of Offaly in their semi-final while Wexford came from 11 points down to defeat Laois, after extra-time. 

Connacht Intermediate Championship

Clare 3-13 Sligo 1-10

Clare made it three wins from three in the Connacht Championship when they defeated Sligo by nine points on Friday night.

Amy Sexton scored two goals while Lauren Conway also raised the green flag. The lead was 10 points at the break as the Banner County started the game very well. After 20 minutes they held a four point lead and were 2-10 to 0-06 in front at the break.

Sligo tried to stage a comeback and grabbed a goal in the second half but Clare added 1-07 to their tally after the break. Lizzy Roach scored 0-5 while Aisling Reidy chipped in with four in a fine win for the Banner County.

Leinster Intermediate Championship semi-finals

Kildare 5-14 Offaly 3-06

Kildare advanced to the Leinster Final with a comprehensive win over Offaly in Hawkfield. The Lilywhites took the game to Offaly straight from the throw-in and scored four of their five goals in the opening half as they held a 12 point lead going in at the break.

Nessa Dooley scored a brace of goals while Orlaith Sullivan and Grace Clifford scored a goal each in the first half. Kildare were ahead by five in the early exchanges but a goal from Maria Byrne brought Offaly right into the game and minutes later it was a one point game but Dooley’s second goal extended Kildare’s lead soon after and killed off the Offaly challenge.

Dooley completed her hat-trick after the break while Sarah Kehoe and Byrne scored late goals for the Faithful County.

Laois 4-14 Wexford 4-16

The game of the weekend took place in Portlaoise where Wexford advanced after an extra-time win over .

Wexford forced the game to extra-time when they came from 11 points down. Orlagh Kehoe hit a stunning goal near the end of normal time to draw her side level. Wexford held a three point lead at half-time in extra-time. Mo Nerney cut that gap to one but a Bernie Breen point gave Wexford a two point win.

Breen had given Wexford an early lead, scoring the game’s opening point but Laois replied with a goal from Laura Marie Maher. Nerney got Laois’ second goal but it was cancelled out by Aisling Murphy’s effort. Ellen Healy and Eva Galvin added goals as Laois extended their lead to 11 points but Tara Doyle raised the green flag for Wexford as they trailed at half-time 4-07 to 2-05.

Nerney hit over two fine points in the second half to keep Laois ahead but her second point was their last score of that half as Wexford produced a stunning comeback. Doyle got her second goal of the game to leave it a three point game before Kehoe made sure there was extra-time.

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Kildare v Wexford

Roundup – Connacht & Leinster Intermediate Championships

Championship fever hit Connacht and Leinster over the weekend, with the opening round of games in the Intermediate Championships in the respective provinces.

Connacht Intermediate Championship
Leitrim 2-12 Roscommon 1-10
Leitrim started the defence of their Connacht title with a five point away win over Roscommon in their opening game on Friday evening. Leitrim were ahead by five at the break 1-9 to 0-4. 

Twice the Rossies cut the gap to one point in the second half but a second goal opened up a four point lead. Roscommon came to within two but three points in a row gave Leitrim the win. 

Michelle Guckian top-scored for the winners with seven points, while Leah Fox and Laura O'Dowd grabbed a goal each for Leitrim.

Sligo v Clare - postponed
Clare's debut in the Connacht Championship will have to wait until next weekend, after their game with Sligo was postponed. It will take place at a future date too be confirmed.

Leinster Intermediate Championship
Longford 4-10 Carlow 1-9
A strong second half performance saw Longford start their championship campaign with a win but Carlow battled throughout. Longford were ahead by two at half-time 0-8 to 0-6.    

Longford extended the lead to four before they were awarded a penalty which Michelle Farrell put away. Kamille Burke and Clodagh Lohan then added goals. Carlow scored their only goal from the penalty spot; Niamh Kelly on target. They lost Claire McDonagh through a yellow card before Emer Heaney scored Longford’s fourth goal near the end.

Kildare 5-8 Wexford 3-7
Neasa Dooley scored a hat-trick of goals as Kildare defeated Wexford by seven points in their opening championship game. A goal from Aisling Murphy in the 12th minute had given Wexford an early lead but Kildare replied with goals from Dooley (2) and Ciara Wheeler and held a 3-5 to 1-4 lead at the break. 

Caitriona Murray grabbed a goal for Wexford in the 36th minute but that was cancelled out by a Lara Curran goal. Dooley wrapped up her hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute.

Laois 2-5 Louth 2-2
A goal from Mo Nerney in the 52nd minute proved the difference as Laois defeated Louth in their first round clash in Dundalk.

Laois had just been reduced to 14; Jane Moore with a yellow card in the 49th minute. Louth finished the game with 14 players as Kate Flood was sin binned in stoppage time. 

The Wee County made a great start to the game with Aoife Russell finding the back of the net in the third minute but that was their only score of the first half. Laois kicked over four points and Eva Galvin grabbed a goal. 1-1 from Rebecca Carr saw Louth draw level in the 47th minute but Nerney’s goal minutes later was the matchwinner for Laois.

Offaly 2-6 Wicklow 0-7

Two goals from Marie Byrne helped Division 4 champions Offaly claim victory over last year’s Junior Champions Wicklow.

Byrne scored her first goal in the 20th minute to give her side a four point lead. Wicklow cut the gap to the minimum in first half stoppage time before Byrne found the back of the net just before the break to give her side a 2-4 to 0-6 lead.

The second half was a low scoring affair. Ciara Walsh and Ellee McEvoy kicked over points for Offaly while Wicklow’s only point of the second half came in the 50th minute through Marie Kealy.